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NATIONAL CENTER FOR DIGITAL GOVERNMENT |
Digital Government in the Americas
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NSF-OAS Digital Government Workshop Preparatory Meeting |
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On November 4, 2004, a by-invitation-only meeting will be held of a small group of US researchers, program managers from the National Science Foundation and staff of the Organization of American States (OAS) at the OAS headquarters in Washington, DC. This one-day meeting will be the start of an NSF-OAS collaboration in support of efforts towards the creation of a Digital Government initiative across the countries of the Western Hemisphere. The meeting participants will discuss research and education challenges, and the major policy, technology and social issues that should be the focus of the planned initiative. One of the outcomes of the November 4 brainstorming and planning session will be a preliminary topical agenda and organizational guidance for a joint NSF-OAS workshop to take place in early Spring 2005. The spring workshop will further address the challenges and issues identified at the November 4 meeting. The outcomes of the workshop will provide (1) recommendations to NSF on research and education priorities in regional Digital Government and (2) a basis for a substantive agenda for a Digital Government Initiative in the Americas.At the meeting you would be asked to present your views and experiences in Digital Government, and to participate in working group discussions leading to specific recommendations. Funds from an NSF award are available to reimburse your travel expenses sometime after the meeting dates. All inquiries should
be directed to Jane Fountain, Associate Professor of Public Policy
at the Kennedy School of Government, at (617) 496-6372 or jane_fountain
(at) harvard.edu. -> Project Description
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